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international: country code - 504; satellite earth stations - 2
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to Central American Microwave
System

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 241, FM 53, shortwave 12 (1998)

Radios:
2.45 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
11 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:
570,000 (1997)

Internet country code:
.hn

Internet hosts:
1,944 (2003)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
8 (2000)

Internet users:
168,600 (2002)

Transportation Honduras

Railways:
total: 699 km
narrow gauge: 279 km 1.067-m gauge; 420 km 0.914-m gauge (2003)

Highways:
total: 13,603 km
paved: 2,775 km
unpaved: 10,828 km (1999 est.)

Waterways:
465 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2004)

Ports and harbors:
La Ceiba, Puerto Castilla, Puerto Cortes, San Lorenzo, Tela, Puerto
Lempira

Merchant marine:
total: 238 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 598,600 GRT/616,158 DWT
registered in other countries: 16 (2004 est.)
foreign-owned: Argentina 1, Bahrain 1, British Virgin Islands 1,
Bulgaria 1, Cayman Islands 1, China 4, Costa Rica 1, Cyprus 1, Egypt
5, El Salvador 1, Greece 16, Hong Kong 3, Indonesia 2, Israel 1,
Italy 1, Japan 2, Jordan 1, South Korea 9, Lebanon 4, Liberia 4,
Maldives 2, Marshall Islands 3, Mexico 1, Nigeria 2, Panama 10,
Philippines 1, Russia 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3, Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Singapore 22, Spain 1, Taiwan 2,
Tanzania 1, Thailand 1, Turkey 2, Turks and Caicos Islands 1, United
States 7, Vanuatu 1, Vietnam 1
by type: bulk 12, cargo 139, chemical tanker 5, combination bulk 1,
container 5, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 1, passenger 3,
passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 54, refrigerated cargo 8, roll
on/roll off 4, short-sea/passenger 3

Airports:
115 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 3 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 104
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 18
under 914 m: 84 (2004 est.)

Military Honduras

Military branches:
Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary 2-3 year military service (2004)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 1,642,029 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military se